This policy paper attempts to evaluate the viability of switching from the US dollar to the euro in international oil pricing. If materialised, the switch would not impact only OPEC nations but would also have ramifications for other oil exporting as well as importing nations. It would also have...

This policy paper attempts to evaluate the viability of switching from the US dollar to the euro in international oil pricing. If materialised, the switch would not impact only OPEC nations but would also have ramifications for other oil exporting as well as importing nations. It would also have...

Recognising the superior benefits of risk reduction associated with using portfolio of currencies relative to a single currency (US dollar), this paper shows that, ceteris paribus, a minimum-variance portfolio of currencies in the developed world has weights that strikingly mimic those...

Recognising the superior benefits of risk reduction associated with using portfolio of currencies relative to a single currency (US dollar), this paper shows that, ceteris paribus, a minimum-variance portfolio of currencies in the developed world has weights that strikingly mimic those...